Like most of the United Methodist Churches in our area, the Orangeville Church's history parallels the history of the denomination as a whole. Our church is the result of the mergers of three previous denominations into the United Methodist Church. The Evangelical Association church was the Hope Evangelical Church which merged with the Zion United Brethren denomination in 1947. The two denominations merged nationally in 1948 to become the Evangelical United Brethren denomination in 1948. The Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church organized in 1888 and opened their first building in 1890. In 1968, the EUB denomination merged with the Methodist Episcopal denomination to become the United Methodist Church. The Orangeville United Methodist Church is located on the site of the Zion United Brethren Church. We celebrate all those people, beginning with the first settlers, who came from Centre County, Pennsylvania in 1839, who have kept alive and vital our common Wesleyan heritage throughout the generations in our county. The Afolkey United Methodist Church is our sister church and has a similar history. We have been partners since 1932. (Taken from the 2005 Membership Directory)